I cannot relax or be still;
I have no rest, for trouble comes.

Since I cannot help myself,
the hope for success has been banished from me.

If I am wicked, woe to me!
And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head.
I am filled with shame
and aware of my affliction.

Whatever He tears down cannot be rebuilt;
whoever He imprisons cannot be released.

Since man’s days are determined
and the number of his months depends on You,
and since You have set limits he cannot pass,

For then You would count my steps
but would not take note of my sin.

He has blocked my way so that I cannot pass through;
He has veiled my paths with darkness.

or darkness, so you cannot see,
and a flood of water covers you.

Clouds veil Him so that He cannot see,
as He walks on the circle of the sky.”

If I go east, He is not there,
and if I go west, I cannot perceive Him.

When He is at work to the north, I cannot see Him;
when He turns south, I cannot find Him.

No man can know its value,
since it cannot be found in the land of the living.

Gold cannot be exchanged for it,
and silver cannot be weighed out for its price.

Wisdom cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
in precious onyx or sapphire.

Gold and glass do not compare with it,
and articles of fine gold cannot be exchanged for it.

Topaz from Cush cannot compare with it,
and it cannot be valued in pure gold.

I am churning within and cannot rest;
days of suffering confront me.

Teach me what I cannot see;
if I have done wrong, I won’t do it again.”

Yes, God is exalted beyond our knowledge;
the number of His years cannot be counted.

God thunders marvelously with His voice;
He does great things that we cannot comprehend.

Teach us what we should say to Him;
we cannot prepare our case because of our darkness.

Now men cannot even look at the sun
when it is in the skies,
after a wind has swept through and cleared them away.

The Almighty—we cannot reach Him—
He is exalted in power!
He will not oppress justice and abundant righteousness,

Can you count the months they are pregnant
so you can know the time they give birth?

He charges ahead with trembling rage;
he cannot stand still at the trumpet’s sound.

I cannot be silent about his limbs,
his power, and his graceful proportions.

They are joined to one another,
so closely connected they cannot be separated.